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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (MIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (MIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (MIN)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Aaron Lewis Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIN)
Aaron Lewis
DL-EDGE Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Aaron Lewis Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
Aaron Lewis
DL-EDGE Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (GB)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BAL)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Players Gained
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David Bakhtiari
OT
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Tyler Coyle
S
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Jake Dixon
OT
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AJ Finley
S
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Morgan Moses
OT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Vikings worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Vikings took Aaron Lewis a full 35 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. That Simpson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick88 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Junior Colson at the 88th overall pick is the proof. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick142 Rnd5 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at Round 5, Pick 6 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A quiet steal in No. 148: Kamal Hadden for less than the market said. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick160 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They let Braelon Allen come to them and pounced at pick No. 160. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
A slide stopped in slot 165, with Justin Rogers worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Circle this one: Jaylin Simpson at slot 174 is a fall that decides a draft. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick230 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy slipping to No. 230 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick245 Rnd7 Mark Perry
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Mark Perry in the 245th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick253 Rnd7 Aaron Lewis
Aaron Lewis at pick No. 253 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.